Mississippi Business Journal » private http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Tue, 21 May 2013 19:01:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Private early-education group lobbies lawmakers for funds http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/16/private-early-education-group-lobbies-lawmakers-for-funds/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=private-early-education-group-lobbies-lawmakers-for-funds http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/16/private-early-education-group-lobbies-lawmakers-for-funds/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:32:03 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=63919 JACKSON — A private group is asking the state for $5 million to continue efforts to improve childcare and education for preschool children. Mississippi Building Blocks works to make preschoolers ready for kindergarten by training preschool teachers and helping child care operators. The group has used $7 million in private money to run its program [...]

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